Fishy
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Pro Tip 1/3
Trust Your Gut
Use 'fishy' when you have an intuition that something isn't right, often without clear evidence. He offered to fix my car for free, which felt fishy.
Pro Tip 2/3
Informal Suspicion
'Fishy' is often used in casual conversation rather than formal situations. When she paid in all cash, the deal started to seem fishy.
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Detective Work
Think of 'fishy' to describe scenarios like those in mystery novels, where motives are questionable. The alibi he gave the police was fishy.